http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-569-john-coltrane/topic-rss.do John Coltrane RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23762647-guide-to-the-london-jazz-festival.do The London Jazz Festival swings into town next month - it's time to learn to love the J-word. Richard Godwin takes you from A to Z 2009-10-30T09:40:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/clubbing/article-23760378-best-blues-bars-in-london.do Drown your sorrows with bourborn and the music of the deep South in the best blues bars in town. 2009-10-23T14:23:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23757576-cds-of-the-week.do Spandau Ballet play it safe on their return, plus new releases from Alexandra Burke and Whitney Houston 2009-10-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23726610-cds-of-the-week.do Julian Plenti isn't skyscraper at all, Frankmusic gets juvenile at times and Two Dancers prove they can scratch. 2009-07-31T09:27:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23716458-mingus-dynasty-is-alive-and-kicking.do Jack Massarik was struck by how well Mingus Dynasty's ensemble arrangements are now played, far more precisely than when he was alive. 2009-07-06T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23704887-how-fanfic-took-over-the-web.do Ever wondered what happened to Harry Potter’s children? Or if Mr Rochester and Jane stayed hitched? Out in cyberspace fans have written sequels. 2009-06-08T09:40:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23605201-best-cds-of-2008.do From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year. 2008-12-19T10:13:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23589259-kurt-elling-is-as-smooth-as-ever.do The dapper Chicago supercrooner Kurt Elling unveiled a suite based on the recordings of John Coltrane and singer Johnny Hartman. 2008-11-19T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23546773-cds-of-the-week.do Brian Wilson rehashes the Beach Boys, James Yorkston puts out a hypnotic album and Charles Lloyd is captured on record. 2008-08-29T09:59:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23542311-has-robbie-coltrane-healed-his-broken-heart.do Slave that he is to his Celtic genes, Robbie Coltrane returned from his holidays this week with little evidence to show for three weeks in sun-soaked California. 2008-08-20T21:46:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23529111-can-anyone-find-me-a-decent-local-restaurant.do Having spent a disproportionate chunk of my life waiting tables, I normally favour generous tipping of hard-pressed restaurant staff. But last week I found myself pocketing my change and walking huffily out of a former favourite place to eat 2008-08-08T07:54:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23517711-damon-brown-makes-music-last.do The tall, shaven-headed Damon Brown is flourishing in exile. Based in Paris, he's playing more warmly and fluently than ever. 2008-07-17T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23501367-pharoah-sanders-is-almost-hypnotic.do There's no clearer sign that Ronnie Scott's is back on track than finding Pharoah Sanders on its bandstand, says Jack Massarik. 2008-06-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23498818-mighty-impressive-line-up-for-boosh.do While most comics are happy to hit the stage armed solely with some choice quips, The Mighty Boosh are going one step further. 2008-06-24T14:29:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23490523-ravi-shankars-farewell.do Ravi Shankar's tour was billed “Farewell to Europe.” If he does return, it will be hard to beat this valedictory triumph. 2008-06-04T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23489253-glut-of-talent-as-the-giants-step-in.do The chance to see two unmissable icons, pianist McCoy Tyner and guitarist John McLaughlin, proved impossible to ignore for Jack Massarik. 2008-06-01T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23431506-neo-bop-by-a-neopolitan.do Bad enough that Fabio Capello is teaching us how to play football, his Italian compatriot Renato D'Aiello is showing Londoners how the tenor sax should be played 2008-01-09T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23429028-pop-goes-2007---music-review-of-the-year.do From Mika to Mozart, our music critics present their guide to a vintage year with a look back at the best albums. 2007-12-21T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23418250-cullum-at-the-cutting-edge.do Jamie Cullum showed at the Electric Proms he has always been edgier than his cheeky chappy persona and grisly covers suggested. 2007-10-25T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23392088-davis-is-miles-ahead-in-jazz-poll.do The Miles Davis classic So What has been voted the best ever jazz record. 2007-04-10T07:52:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23384917-cds-of-the-week.do This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall. 2007-02-09T11:44:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23381940-pyrotechnics-hide-lack-of-soul.do Tenor sax man Chris Potter and his band are all impressively energetic. But, sad to say, they are also deeply uninvolving, thinks Jack Massarik. 2007-01-16T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23377048-crosby-reigns-supreme.do From thrashing fury to moments of near-exhausted tenderness, Gary Crosby's Nu Troop's Coltrane-themed set provided a very special evening, says Jack Massarik. 2006-12-05T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23375771-cds-of-the-week.do Take That are back with polite, mature pop, Jay-Z delivers his eighth studio album and a double-disc retrospective marks the 10th anniversary of Ronnie Scott's death. 2006-11-24T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23363971-heavy-going.do Trumpeter Jumaane Smith was blowing like a young Woody Shaw as the Rashied Ali quartet played some heavy modern jazz in two uncompromising sets at Live! on the Park. 2006-08-20T23:00:00Z